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If nobody laughs at your goal, it's not big enoughTue, 27 Apr 2010 21:11:01 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/Comment on Should Facebook Have a Panic Button? by Brooke Faireyhttps://ss2quared.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/should-facebook-have-a-panic-button/#comment-16
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:11:01 +0000http://ss2quared.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-16I completely agree that everyone needs be educated about online safety. How do you feel about online sites for adults that are specifically geared toward dating? I have contemplated using these sites, and because I am an adult I would be careful about how I used these sites. I wouldn’t lie to anyone about where I was going or what I was doing with a guy I had met online, but I still question whether or not these sites are safe to use no matter how cautious I may be.
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Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:04:18 +0000http://ss2quared.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-14I agree with Peter that the “panic-bottom” won’t necessarily protect children from abuse or other possible negative circumstances. Although there’s a lot of information about virtual safety on the Internet, teenagers don’t pay much attention to those recommendations. I truly believe that it’s parents’ responsibility to educate their children about the threats of social networking. Another option could be to find children’s “idols” or people they trust and whose opinion they value and make those people safety “ambassadors.” Merely sending out information won’t bring the desired influence on children because they won’t be open to receive that information.
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Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:54:58 +0000http://ss2quared.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-13Although a “panic-button” is a good idea, I’m not sure how this feature could have prevented the incident with the young girl who was raped an murdered (unless I’m completely misunderstanding how it works). She obviously never suspected anything was amiss with the “friend” she had met on Facebook and therefore wouldn’t have pressed a “panic-button.”

The problem here isn’t that there were no resources available at the click of a button; the problem was the girl was duped. Education can help people learn how to avoid danger, but an individual walking trustingly and blindly into a set trap has almost no chance. This is a heart-breaking story.

]]>Comment on Should Facebook Have a Panic Button? by Mariangela Lardarohttps://ss2quared.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/should-facebook-have-a-panic-button/#comment-12
Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:15:46 +0000http://ss2quared.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-12When I read the article in The New York Times this past week relating to your topic, I immediately thought, ‘Yes! Why shouldn’t there be a panic button?’ I think children need all the protection they can get from the monsters that are in this world. Children are easy targets for the obvious reason of their age, which makes them very gullible. But also because of their curiosity of the internet; children, like adults want to feel loved and needed by peers and the internet has become a place where some go looking for that someone to satisfy that feeling. If they’re not getting the attention at home, they will seek it online.

And why shouldn’t the panic button link up to a government agency (like the Britain’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center) instead of Facebook? I say take out the middle man which can save precious time, like in cases of missing children and sex offenders. I also think that parents need to keep communicating with their children about the danger lurking on the internet. Parents need to educate their children about the exciting opportunities the World Wide Web has brought to our lives but that there are people in the real world who use this virtual world to harm others.

]]>Comment on Communication Strategy for Britney Spears by shannonjaneanhttps://ss2quared.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/communication-strategy-for-britney-spears/#comment-11
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:01:07 +0000http://ss2quared.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-117.It’s been a long 11 years in the spotlight for Britney. The moment “Baby One More Time,” hit MTV, she was an instant celebrity. Girls wanted to be her, guys wanted to do her. Raised in front of the camera since she was little, before her debut album Spears had already performed in a number of off-Broadway productions, and was a regular on the Mickey Mouse Club. She had such a clean all American image, and then she started to grow up. She started dating heart throb Justin Timberlake. She tried to maintain her squeaky image, but people wanted to know about the intimate details of their relationship. Her music videos began to embrace a sexier more provocative side in comparison to her more wholesome videos during the beginning of her career.

She got married twice in 2004, first to a childhood friend in a Vegas style wedding which was then dissolved 55hours later; then to the infamous K-Fed. She (and ill say foolishly) choose to take a break in the height of her career to have children, but continues to release mix tape albums so to stay relevant within the pop music culture during her hiatus. This is when the height of the paparazzi craze engulfs her world, highlighting her personal and professional struggles for everyone to see.

She is followed everywhere she goes and has primetime news networks reporting on her parenting skills. She was vilified on magazine covers and criticized by talk show hosts. After she divorces K-Fed and Spears ends up in her first of many trips to rehab. The judge in her custody case ordered her to undergo random drug and alcohol testing and to attend parenting counseling. Spears eventually lost physical custody of her children (in a legal system that favors the mother.) The downward spiral continued, she was implicated in a hit-and-run accident; she shaved her head in what seemed to be a narcotic induced rage and; her 2007 MTV VMA performance of “Gimme More,” was dubbed one of the worst public performance in history with critics commenting on everything from her singing and dancing, to her wardrobe. While all this was going on, she still managed to release another album.

No matter what the train wreck is, Britney Spears has an uncanny ability to climb her way back to the top. Throughout all of her hardships, especially in the last few years, she has continued to make albums and tour the world. I will say she definitely has lost the squeaky star quality image that she had when she first got into the business, but she continues to weather the media storms. Perhaps Tiger Woods should take a page out of Britney’s book; when your down and out, focus on your work, and your work will speak louder than your personal blunders. I’m not sure if Britney has successfully outshined the ghosts of her past, but I do know she’s working on her next album.

Have we moved on? Is Britney Spear’s drama over? I think that the scandals that surround her are something that her current communication strategy can not ignore (mostly because they are still ongoing.) I like the way that she has made her return slowly back into the mainstream, by doing guest appearances on shows like SNL or How I met your Mother, by building her fan base overseas, and by trying to stay off the tabloid magazine covers. But it will be hard for her to completely shake the image of her glazed over eyes after her freshly shaved, so i agree with you Sara. There is definitely a cognitive connection that must be broken before people can start seeing past what Britney has done, and start focusing on what she can achieve,

]]>Comment on Communication Strategy for Britney Spears by emilyblakemhttps://ss2quared.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/communication-strategy-for-britney-spears/#comment-10
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:42:26 +0000http://ss2quared.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-10First off, I think Britney needs to WANT help. For a long time, all she seemed to want was out of the spotlight. Which, for a while, I think she got away with. Maybe it’s because I changed my homepage from Perez Hilton, to WWD (ahhhh growing up….) but I haven’t heard much about her, or any messes she’s been causing lately.

Her hissy fits and irrational behavior over the last few years, while entertaining, really didn’t have significant impact on her career. If she wants the spotlight, she gets it. Her last tour sold out in a matter of minutes, and was a huge hit. I believe she gets what she wants… but I for one, am glad I am not her publicist.

PS. Wonder what K-Fed is up to these days?

]]>Comment on Communication Strategy for Britney Spears by Arien Rozellehttps://ss2quared.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/communication-strategy-for-britney-spears/#comment-9
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:42:40 +0000http://ss2quared.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-9I agree. Britney just needs to take a breather and step out of the spotlight for a minute. She was so overexposed for such a long time that the public was suffering from Britney overload.

With proper communication guidance — as well as guidance in other fields like mental health and finance — Britney can make a full on comeback. She just has to make sure she rehearses enough before staging a comeback like the MTV debacle.

]]>Comment on Communication Strategy for Britney Spears by Sondrahttps://ss2quared.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/communication-strategy-for-britney-spears/#comment-8
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:58:29 +0000http://ss2quared.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-8It’s as if the public expects celebrities to rise and fall, and fans are there to encourage them to get back up again. So if Britney Spears follows communication guidance similar to what you suggest, there is no doubt in my mind that she can reinvent herself and take command of the stage again. The late Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, and Martin Lawrence are just a few stars who faced personal battles and have still gone on to do well. If they can do it, I believe Britney has the same chance.
]]>Comment on BIG BROTHER and Its Impact on Society by Orwell's Dreamshttps://ss2quared.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/big-brother-and-its-impact-on-society/#comment-7
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:15:23 +0000http://ss2quared.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-7“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face-for ever.” – George Orwell
]]>Comment on BIG BROTHER and Its Impact on Society by shannonjaneanhttps://ss2quared.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/big-brother-and-its-impact-on-society/#comment-6
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:40:56 +0000http://ss2quared.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-6Big Brother, Jersey Shore, RuPaul’s Drag Race….. Reality TV is the new television norm. Real people, allegedly unscripted, acting and reacting live in front of the masses and instantly rising to fame. But what is it about “The Real World” formula of television programming that is so alluring? I think you’re right Sara. We imagine that if given the chance, we could do it ourselves. It’s the fact that even the losers on American Idol, either end up on a 2-hour prime time special of horrible b-roll singing, or get to tour as back up singers for the real winner, either way, it’s instant fame (although not always instant fortune).

Reality tv brings out the voyeur in us all. I’m a Jersey girl, therefore the partying at the Jersey Shore, and especially Seaside Heights are a right of passage. I like knowing the clubs that they frequent because I’ve been to them a hundred times; it made a connection between me and the show. And it’s that connection that we crave. Having that link, which gives me something in common with Snooky and The Situation… (they call me The Solution). To think that those 5 people just so happen to have their particular experience taped, and are now gracing the covers of OK! Magazine and making guest appearances on Jimmy Kimmel, makes fame and fortune seem attainable to anyone in the right place at the right time.